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Charity

29 Ideas for #GivingTuesday 2014 you haven’t thought of

August 6, 2014

By George Weiner We hope you are participating in #GivingTuesday 2014 – the nonprofit sector is trying to build a herd mentality in the same…

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How to garner attention for a company’s philanthropic deeds

August 6, 2014

By Michelle Gilbert Many companies place tremendous emphasis on garnering positive publicity from their philanthropic efforts. Unfortunately, news outlets don’t have the time, space or…

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Raise Office Morale and Money for Charity

August 6, 2014

By Rachel Taninecz Looking for a fun way to do some office team building?   Would your office like to give back to the community?…

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Impact in Action: Meet Inn Resident Julia Kain

August 5, 2014

Julia Kain of Ocala, Florida travels to The Children’s Inn for a week out of every month so that doctors can study and treat her…

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Stories from the field: New Florida law backed by SPLC helps young immigrants pursue dreams

August 5, 2014

By Eileen Espinal As a community youth advocate with the SPLC, I recently spoke with a wonderful group of young immigrants in Florida about the…

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Rylee Finds Strength in NASCAR Favorite Kasey Kahne

August 5, 2014

Rylee has been told she can’t ride a bike because she lacks muscle tone in her legs, but she pedals down the street.  She’s been…

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Tacoma Goodwill Employee Testifies Before Congressional Subcommittee

August 5, 2014

By Laura Walling This week I had the great pleasure of working with Sandra Collins, assistant store manager from Goodwill Olympics and Rainier Region (Tacoma,…

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Children’s National Helps Baby Teresa Bounce Back from “Dive Bomb Towards Death”

August 5, 2014

For the first few days of my sweet daughter’s life, we had no idea that she was sick. Tess is my fourth child. She got…

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Four Reasons The Poorest Four Billion Matter To Business

July 31, 2014

By Ashoka The base of the pyramid (BoP) is the foundation upon which our global economy is built. But today it is weak. Current market…

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In Praise of Operations: Making “What Works” Actually Work

July 31, 2014

By Paul Carttar The fundamental value proposition of the “what works” movement is that the lives of many people in need can be materially improved…

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Rising Expectations in a Rapidly Changing World

July 31, 2014

By Lynne D. Filderman and Steve Greenhalgh (This post was originally featured in GuideStar’s blog.) We live in a digital culture which give us immediate, real-time…

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Losing Your Way

July 29, 2014

By Allen Rucker A couple of weeks back, I talked about the increasingly popular notion in medicine that a purposeful life can seriously impact your…

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